Category Archives: Headline of the Day
What immunosuppressed patients should know about the coronavirus vaccines
April 28, 2021The Washington Post By Lindsey Bever April 23, 2021 at 12:09 p.m. EDT Cancer patients. Organ transplant recipients. Individuals with HIV. Those with autoimmune or chronic inflammatory conditions such as lupus,
Long past time for affordable health care — a real public option
April 28, 2021CT VIEWPOINTS by KATE FARRAR AND JILLIAN GILCHREST FEBRUARY 16, 2021 The COVID-19 health and economic crisis lays bare the need for a real public option healthcare bill in Connecticut. Senate Bill
Primary Care is Key to COVID-19 Vaccine Dissemination but is Left Out So Far
January 8, 2021Vaccine Rollout Offers Hope, But Primary Care’s Capacity is Compromised
Bleed Out, the HBO Movie of a family’s experience with Medical Malpractice
December 21, 2020Bleed Out – an HBO Film ¡Película ahora en inglés y español! Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. After a routine partial hip replacement operation
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker
December 21, 2020On Nov. 9, New York-based Pfizer and the German company BioNTech made history by presenting preliminary data indicating that their coronavirus vaccine was over 90 percent effective. It was the first time anyone had
3 Covid-19 Trials Have Been Paused for Safety. That’s a Good Thing.
October 15, 2020NY Times Health | By Carl Zimmer | Oct. 14, 2020, 12:36 p.m. ET Experts were comforted that companies are following safety precautions. They pointed out that pauses in vaccine
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: How COVID Spreads Indoors
October 7, 2020October 6, 2020 | Frank Diamond While reiterating that SARS-CoV-2 most commonly spreads through close contact (less than 6 feet, and for about 15 minutes) with a symptomatic or
Early evidence indicates that COVID-19 is impacting communities of color at much higher rates than the population at large.
September 10, 2020The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Website (https://www.nationalacademies.org/resource/conversations-on-covid-19-impacts-on-communities-of-color) While much is still unknown about the virus causing the current pandemic, according to data from the CDC, we do know
Staying Active While Social Distancing: Questions and Answers
July 8, 2020During our new way of life, as we deal with the novel coronavirus, it is quite important that we remember that life is not only about the virus. For many
Airborne Coronavirus: What You Should Do Now
July 8, 2020The New York Times | The Coronavirus Outbreak | By Apoorva Mandavilli | July 6, 2020 Leer en español The coronavirus can stay aloft for hours in tiny droplets in stagnant air, infecting